Box for paper and envelops.



no. 636,019. Patented oct. 3|, |899'.

c. E. wEYANn. Box Fon PAPER AND ENvELoPs.

(Application led Kay 2, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. VEYAND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOX FOR PAPER AND ENVELOPS.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.. 636,019, dated October 31, 1899. Application tied May 2,1899. serai No. 715,301. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, CHARLES E. WEYAND, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, in the borough of Brooklyn and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes for Paper and Envelops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a box for paper and envelops; and its objects are to provide a neat and compact closure for the paper and envelops and to arrange and support the same in such manner therein as that theyare convenient of access and form for correspondence use.

The invention consists, first, of a blank for a box which comprises a main body provided with side and end flaps on that part which is to form the body of the box and three transverse scoring-lines at about its middle.

The invention consists, secondly, of a box which comprises two sections, one of which is formed into a box-like body and is provided with means for retaining a number of envelops and the other of which is provided with means for supporting thereon a tablet or sheets of Writing-paper, so that the same will t into said box-shaped section when the box is closed and be supported by the other or closing section.

The invention also consists of two flaps or sections, one iiap or section beingformed into a box-body and the other flap or section being hinged thereto by means of a transverse stripwhich hasa flexible hinge-joint that connects it at one edge with a low side wall of the box-body and by another iiexible hingejoint which connects it with such hinged ap, so that the said flaps or sections will both lie flat upon the supporting-surface or desk on which they are placed without endangering the breaking of the joint or impartinga strain thereon.

The invention also consists of certain other features, which will be fully described hereinafter and iinally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of the blank of which the box is preferably made. Fig. 1a is a plan ofthe blank for one of the retaining-straps for the envelops. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the closed box in its preferred form. Fig. 3 is a plan View showing the box open and in position for writing. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal section on line 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a plan of a modified form of the invention in open position, and Fig. 7 is a transverse section through the same in closed position.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre'- sponding parts.

The blank of which my improved box is preferably made (see Fig. l) is composed of an oblong main body a, having at its midlength three transverse scoring-lines a', dividing the same into two end sections o2 as and at one side of said scoring-lines being provided with side flaps b b and an end flap b2. The middle scoring-line is on the opposite side of the blank from the other scoringlines. By means of these scoring-lines two transverse strips c c are formed, while at the ends of the strip c end stays c2 are provided.

To form the blank into a box, as shown in Figs.2 to 7, the side flaps h b' and end flap b2 are turned up and the projecting ends bx of the end flap b2 bent around and glued or stapled to the adjacent ends of the side iiaps b b' in the wellknown manner. Then the transverse strip c is turned up and its end stays c2 glued or stapled to the adjacent ends of the side flaps b b. The joints d d for the strip c and the iiap or section a2 are then bent in opposite directions, so that flexible hingejoints are formed, enabling the two sections d2 a3 to be moved together to form a closed box.

The sections a2 or a3 may be the cover or lid of the box, as desired, but preferably the section d3 forms the box-body and section a2 the bottom.

Sheets of paper E are stapled at e to the section a2, so as to form a writing -ftablet Cross-straps F, having downturned ends f, are glued or otherwise fastened to the side walls b b of the box-body. The blank of which each strap is made is shown in Fig.

Y la, it being provided with transverse scoringlines f. These straps F serve to retain a number of envelops g in position in the boxbody.

It will be seen that when the box is closed the transverse strips c c' form one wall of the box of the same height as the other walls, so

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that a completely-closed box is produced. Vhen the box is open, both sections will lie fiat upon lthe desk or table because of the narrow transverse strip c, which moves away from the box-body and assumes an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 5, due to the exible hinge-joints d CZ'. By this construction there will be no strain on the parts when the box is in use as a writing-tablet.

After a letter has been written the upper sheet of paper is torn olf and one of the envelops,which is in convenient position above the table, drawn out. In this way the paper and envelops will be arranged in convenient form for use.

In Figs. 6 and 7 a modification which may be resorted to is shown. Here sheets of writing-paper which are in ordinary form are not stapled or otherwise fastened in tablet form to the bottom section, but the same is provided with up and in turned i'etaining-iianges 7L h h2, which form a pocket in which the sheets of paper are loosely inserted.

It is obvious that various mechanical expedients for the elementary parts may be resorted to by persons skilled in the art and are within the scope of my invention, and I therefore desire it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A blank for a box-body, said blank comprising an oblong main body, three central,

transverse scoring-lines, dividing said body into two rectangularsections, stays projecting from the side edges of said main body, at the ends of the scoring-lines, and arranged be-V tween two adjoining scoring-lines, and side and end flaps projecting from but one of said sections, as set forth.

2. A box consisting of a box-body having a Wall at one end lower than the wall at the opposite end, a transverse strap secured at its ends to the side walls of said body and arranged at the same height as said low wall, whereby the latter and the strap provide means for retaining a pack of envelops, and from which the envelops can be readily withdrawn, a transverse strip flexibly joined to said low wall, and a closing-section iexibly joined to said strip and adapted to support sheets of paper, which fit into the box-body against said fixed strap, substantially as set forth.

3. A box, consisting of a box-body having a wall at one end lower than the wail at the opposite end, transverse straps secured at their ends to the side walls of said body and arranged at the vsame height as said low wall, whereby the latter and the straps provide means for retaining a pack of envelops, and from which the envelops can be readily withdrawn, a transverse strip iiexibly joined to said low Wall, a closing-section flexibly joined to said strip, and a pad of paper carried by said closing-section, and adapted to it into the box-body, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my naine in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES E. WEYAND.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. WHEELOCK, PAUL GOEPEL. 

